GBA-ASEAN Summit 2026

Partner event · SCMP

GBA–ASEAN Summit 2026

Gateway to Growth — Forging High-Level Ties

Exclusive invitation for #StartupLokal members

Two days across Hong Kong and Shenzhen with ministerial keynotes, institutional investors and the Greater Bay Area's industrial champions — plus an optional side visit to HKSTP the day before.

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At a glance

Event

GBA-ASEAN Summit 2026

Theme

Gateway to Growth – Forging High-Level Ties

Day 1

Tuesday, 30 June 2026 — The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel, Hong Kong

Day 2

Wednesday, 1 July 2026 — Qianhai, Shenzhen

Side visit

Monday, 29 June 2026 — Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP)

Organizer

South China Morning Post (SCMP)

What you get as a #StartupLokal member

Passes

10 complimentary delegate passes

Worth USD 480 each. Held for community members and released in the order people register.

Hotel

Discounted accommodation

An exclusive rate at The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel, arranged through SCMP for travelling delegates.

Side visit

HKSTP guided tour

Access to the 29 June tour of Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, open to international delegates.

Access

The room itself

Ministerial delegations, institutional investors and GBA industrial champions — in person, not through a cold email.

Key themes at the summit

• AI & Innovation
• Green Finance
• Biomedical Innovation
• Chuhai (Go Global) Strategy
• Cross-border Financing
• Supply Chain Resilience
• GBA-ASEAN Strategic Partnership

Event schedule

1. Monday, 29 June 2026

   Side visit (optional)

   Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP)

   A guided tour for international delegates who want to see Hong Kong's innovation ecosystem before the summit opens.

2. Tuesday, 30 June 2026

   Day 1 — Hong Kong

   The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel

   High-level dialogue between Southeast Asian founders and investors and the Greater Bay Area ecosystem: ministerial keynotes, panels on cross-border capital flows, and formal networking.

3. Wednesday, 1 July 2026

   Day 2 — Qianhai, Shenzhen

   Qianhai, Shenzhen

   Direct access to China's tech manufacturing and fintech corridor, for founders and investors weighing China market entry and GBA expansion.

The full agenda is published at gbaaseansummit.com/agenda.

Why this matters for Indonesian founders

Indonesia is one of the most active partners in the Greater Bay Area's international expansion, and this summit is built to open a standing corridor for capital and innovation between the two regions.

This is where the decision-makers are. Not a cold email, not a LinkedIn request — a structured event with ministerial-level speakers and institutional investors from across the GBA.

Indonesia continues to be a vital partner for the GBA. This summit is designed to facilitate international expansion and establish a permanent corridor for capital and innovation between our regions.

— GBA-ASEAN Summit 2026 organising team, SCMP

Register with the exclusive #StartupLokal link — it is what unlocks the complimentary passes:

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Passes are limited to 10 people. Register early to secure your spot.

About the summit

The GBA-ASEAN Summit is organised by South China Morning Post (SCMP), one of Asia's most respected media institutions. It connects Southeast Asian entrepreneurs and investors with the Greater Bay Area — the world's largest bay area economy, spanning Hong Kong, Macau and nine cities in Guangdong.

The 2026 edition is the first with an Indonesia-focused delegation, and the first to include the HKSTP side visit on 29 June.